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ICYMI: The Jerusalem Post recently shared an article about a former Israeli space chief who claimed that the US and Israel have been in contact with aliens known as "The Galactic Federation." Said aliens reportedly stopped President Trump from revealing their existence to humanity because they don't think humanity is ready just yet. Twitter went absolutely wild in response to the article, brainstorming the unlimited possibilities that the galaxy holds.  As the topnotch memes on Twitter suggest, the universe holds infinite possibilities - including men that are quite literally otherworldly.

The future is now. It's time to quit re-downloading dating apps. It's the same trash that you went through last month. Evidently, the earthly men are useless, and we are sick and tired of their shit. Ladies, let's ditch this polluted popsicle stand known as Earth. 

Hop on my space shuttle and meet the new eligible bachelors of the Galactic Federation.

Someone on AskReddit got a thread going about the scariest space facts and mysteries that people know about. It's easy to forget that we're on a giant rock flying and falling and spinning madly on through space. I mean, we forget to look up at the sky enough as it is. Maybe a convenient forgetfulness. 

Don't have time to watch or fast-forward through 6 hours of filler coverage? We've grabbed the perfect shots from SpaceX and NASA's joint spacecraft launch of the Crew Dragon. This is the first commercial spacecraft in history to bring astronauts into space, and was designed by the tech giant Elon Musk with his SpaceX commercial space program. With the launch a complete success, and the window narrowing after inclement weather, the successful launch was a massive achievement for commercial space travel, and the potential is massive for scaling this to even greater heights. Next stop, Mars.

It seems like just yesterday that the film Interstellar came out, but can you believe it was actually all the way back in 2014? Yeah, neither can we. If you were a fan of the film (or even if you weren't), we think you'll enjoy these memes, in which Matthew McConaughey's character Cooper says, "This little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years."

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NASA's Mars 2020 rover has passed it's first and only driving test - at snail speed. Interested in more space news? Check out this week's top ten space photos.

This article was originally reported on Universe Today.

Space is an interesting place, but it can be hard to wrap your head around some of those out-of-this-world concepts. So what better way to learn facts about space than with GIFs? Here are six interesting and educational GIFs made from videos by Dr James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist based at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Enjoy learning, space cadets. Want to learn more? Check out this article about how the new Mac Pro isn't good at grating cheese. 

The Boeing Starliner capsule, which is planning to transport people to and from the International Space Station in the near future, successfully completed an abort mission - although one of it's three parachutes failed to deploy. At the time, few photos or videos were taken of the capsule's short flight. New video footage has just emerged, and we've made some sweet GIFs so you can view it's journey in GIF form. If you want to know more about the Boeing Starliner capsule, read our comprehensive article about it. Otherwise, enjoy the GIFs!

Well, it appears that we're living in the future now, as the first space crime ever may have just been committed. 

Astronaut Anne McClain has found herself in hot water after being accused of identity theft from her estranged wife Summer Worden. 

Sounds like a fairly regular crime until you learn that McClain had accessed Worden's bank account from outer space, making for an unprecedented case with unclear jurisdiction. 

While the legal authorities try to sort that sh*t out, please enjoy the following Twitter reactions!

If there was ever any compelling evidence that the moon landings never happened, then this is it, folks. You heard it here. No human ever landed on the moon and this guy proved it with a cornucopia of evidence.

Check out David Hughes' Twitter account for even more space-related conspiracy theories.